Spike Lee dressed decked out in purple to honor Prince, and sporting some gold Jordan’s finally won an Academy Award. The great filmmaker won for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work BlacKkKlansman. He dedicated his win with a plea for America to be on the right side of history and to “Do The Right Thing” in 2020. He also noted that the first slaves landed in America in 1619, 400 years ago:

Congratulations to Spike Lee for finally getting that Oscar win off his back. Because we didn’t forget below are five films that Spike should’ve won an Oscar for:

1. Do The Right Thing – Spike Lee’s classic work is famous for being snubbed an Oscar best picture nomination and him a director nomination.
2. 4 Little Girls – The documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church.
3. 25^th Hour – Google it. Stream it.
4. Chi-raq – Critically acclaimed.
5. Malcolm X – Another classic about a legend.